# Due diligence on legal agreement. What exactly are the [[XSPF]] and Xiph people committing to?

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# Due diligence on legal agreement. What exactly are the [[XSPF]] and [[Xiph.org Foundation|Xiph.org]] people committing to?

## commitment to open/royalty-free<br>DanBri suggests:<br> "http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Requirements It would be re-assuring if Xiph would explicitly (re)confirm their commitment to open, royalty-free standards in this area. From a look at the Xiph site, I'd guess that shouldn't be a problem..."

## commitment to open/royalty-free<br>DanBri suggests:<br> "http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Requirements It would be re-assuring if Xiph would explicitly (re)confirm their commitment to open, royalty-free standards in this area. From a look at the Xiph site, I'd guess that shouldn't be a problem..."

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### see [[http://svn.xiph.org/trunk/theora/LICENSE theora]] notice for something similar in a xiph project.

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### see [http://svn.xiph.org/trunk/theora/LICENSE theora] notice for something similar in a xiph project.

## what was the arrangement between FLAC and Xiph when they did a similar thing in 2003?

## what was the arrangement between FLAC and Xiph when they did a similar thing in 2003?

## talk to Xiph lawyer?

## talk to Xiph lawyer?

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## can either side back out later?

## can either side back out later?

## read the 501c and other legal documents

## read the 501c and other legal documents

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# Point xspf.org to Xiph server.

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## Xiph admin to initiate transfer, Rob Kaye to confirm it.

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## Change look to use xiph style?

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# Finish moving source control to svn at Xiph.

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# Move the mailing list? How to do that without affect Musicbrainz.org?